SUNRISE, Fla. Nashville’s game against the Florida Panthers is more than just the ‘Horachek Bowl’ when the Predators face former associate coach Peter Horachek — now the head coach of the Panthers. It also kicks off a grueling week for Nashville play six games through next Sunday. The Predators also face off against the Carolina Hurricanes […]

We know, we know … the NHL season isn’t halfway old yet. But the Predators postseason chances are not exactly high. In fact they’re pretty low. According to the website sportsclubstats.com, Nashville’s chances of making the playoffs — as of today — are at 2.4 percent. A winning streak could change all that, but that’s […]

DETROIT Coming to Detroit, it’s strange for the Predators to think that this will be their only trip to the Motor City this year. But with the NHL’s new alignment plan, Nashville plays the Red Wings just once here this season. Detroit will play in Nashville once. Under the old alignment the two were in the […]

DENVER Greetings from Denver, where we enter the ‘cold’ portion of Mega-Trip 2013. Where it was in the 70s in Glendale and Los Angeles, it is currently 33 degrees in Denver, according to weather.com. Some quick interesting tidbits… Bovada released its Stanley Cup odds today, and the Predators were listed as a 66-1 shot, down from […]

Predators coach Barry Trotz is not one to mince words when his offensive-minded forwards aren’t scoring. On Wednesday, when asked about Viktor Stalberg’s lack of production — 0 points in six games — Trotz voiced some displeasure. “Stalberg will have to get going here a little bit,” Trotz said. “We tried to move him up […]

Update And the Predators have released a statement filled with spelling errors — clearly as a joke. Here it is: Deer Season Ticket Holder, It has come to hour attention that the Nashville Perdaters e-mail to our most loyal fans may have had a few misspellings in it yesturday, but can you blame us? With […]

Look at the Nashville Predators internet roster and you’ll see 15 players listed at forward. That’s a lot for 12 total spots on a four line team. The Predators’ re-signing Nick Spaling today to a one-year $1.5 million contract basically sets their forward lineup next season. They have no more loose ends to tie up. […]

NEWARK, N.J. As the Predators try to retool their identity, they went back to their usual method of drafting players who they consider hard to play against. “A little bit of underdog guys, but they’re really hard guys,” general manager David Poile said of his 10 picks. “This is one of the things we were trying […]